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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between on no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Hendrix has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with on no's chin.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, on no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no rushes Hendrix and presses him up against the cage.
Hendrix is fighting off a takedown attempt but no is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hendrix to the mat. Hendrix regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hendrix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst no is controlling him.
Hendrix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
no seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
no postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
no postures up in Hendrix's guard and throws a big left but Hendrix blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no distracts Hendrix with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
no throws a big elbow that misses.
no looking to pass the guard.
Hendrix wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no's corner is telling him to maintain position.
no postures up in Hendrix's guard and throws a big left but Hendrix blocks it.
no showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
no tries to free his leg and advance position but Hendrix is retaining full guard.
no throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
no gets a takedown into half guard.
no stands up and beckons Hendrix to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt.
Hendrix looks winded!
no throws a nice looking combination but Hendrix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
no gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
no on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
no has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hendrix regains guard immediately.
no working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendrix's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
no throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
no postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hendrix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of no, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
no wants to stand but Hendrix is controlling the position.
Hendrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
no pushes Hendrix off and gets back to his feet.
Hendrix wants to clinch up but no keeps it at a distance.
no displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Roy Hendrix has been cut.
no misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendrix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
no tries a head kick but it misses.
Hendrix tries to counter with a clinch but no shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no has closed the distance and engaged Hendrix in a clinch.
no slows down the pace here.
no softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
no has Hendrix pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. no pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hendrix tumbling to the mat - no dives into Hendrix's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix working a defensive guard here.
no lands a couple of elbows.
no is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendrix has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
on no dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Hendrix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
no lands a head kick. Hendrix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
no closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hendrix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendrix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but no scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendrix is rocked!
on no overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
no working over Hendrix with some ground and pound. Hendrix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hendrix is still in real trouble! Can no finish him?
Hendrix has hold of no's hands but no slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
no slips a nice elbow through Hendrix's hands, connecting with Hendrix's forehead.
no is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hendrix is hurt! He's hurt bad - no fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hendrix from any more punishment! Congratulations to no! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). on no!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Brash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Brash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Brash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a series of punches but Brash moves out of range.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brash scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jackson Brash has been cut.
Brash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Brash won't allow it.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brash misses with an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brash.
Brash connects with a knee to the head.
Brash looking to stall.
Brash trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks dodges an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash's coach down at 25 Beasts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brash's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brash blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Brash.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brash throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brash working Brooks over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks avoiding damage as Brash throws knees to the body.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brash misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brash crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brash missing with knees to the body.
Brash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brash lands with a light punch inside.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Brash avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Brash.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brash looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Brash.
Brash lands a nice elbow.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brooks tries to circle away but Brash has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks tries to circle away but Brash has him pinned against the cage.
Brash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Brash.
Brash tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brash doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Brash gets a clinch.
Brash throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brash lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brash crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Brooks is trying to push Brash away but Brash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brash misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooks's defenses.
Brash pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brash working aggressively here.
Brash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brash misses with a knee strike.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Jackson Brash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks tries to break free but Brash pushes him back against the cage.
Brash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brash throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brash misses with an elbow over the top.
Brash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brooks's efforts to push away.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Brash.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Will Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Brash does it's job there.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brash throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brash pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Brash missing with knees to the body.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brash controlling the action here for a moment.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brash lands an elbow that stopped Brooks in his tracks for a moment.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Brash.
Brash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brash is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brash will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brooks up against the cage.
Brash controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Brash's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Brash.
Brash lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brash is pushing Brooks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Brash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jackson Brash's cut.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brash moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brash connects with a leg kick. Brooks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brooks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Brash is out of range.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brash can pounce on him.
Brash scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Brash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brooks.
Brash circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Brooks drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Brash follows Brooks to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Brash!
After winning the bout, Jackson Brash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Badger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfred Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Badger!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badger to score with a decent uppercut.
Badger lands with an overhand left.
Badger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Badger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Badger.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton is looking for a sweep.
Newton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Badger.
Badger lands an elbow.
Newton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Newton is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger working the ground and pound.
Badger scoring with punches and elbows.
Newton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Badger throws an elbow but Newton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Newton regains half guard.
Badger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Badger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badger lands with a punch from half guard.
Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Badger is thwarting Newton's attempts to control the position.
Badger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Newton looking for a guillotine here but Badger defends easily.
Badger with a nice head shot there.
Badger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badger stands up over Newton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badger landing with the ground and pound.
Newton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badger is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
Badger wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Badger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Newton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badger is one step ahead there.
Badger is posturing up here but Newton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Badger tries to roll out but it's too tight and Badger has to tap! Slick submission there by Newton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfred Newton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunyuk Beluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eon Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kunyuk Beluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eon Kane!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beluk.
Beluk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane tries to clinch but Beluk is having none of it.
Beluk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Beluk moves out of range easily.
Beluk keeps the fight on the outside.
Beluk thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
Beluk lands with a nice body kick.
Beluk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beluk holds on and takes a little breather.
Kane should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Beluk has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kane should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Beluk has tightened it up now! Kane should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kunyuk Beluk!
Kunyuk Beluk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dede Rustandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustandi comes into the arena with Goyang Dumang blaring out of the sound system. Dede Rustandi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dede Rustandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcuri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rustandi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice sprawl there from Rustandi as Arcuri shoots in.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters with a low kick, right behind Arcuri 's knee.
Arcuri lands with a slapping head kick.
Rustandi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rustandi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Arcuri has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arcuri throws a lazy head kick
and Rustandi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arcuri scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Arcuri misses.
Phil Arcuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rustandi misses with a few strikes there.
Arcuri throws a hook but Rustandi blocks it.
Arcuri throws a wild body kick that Rustandi sees coming a mile off.
Rustandi throws a big counter combination but Arcuri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arcuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arcuri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
Arcuri swings for the body but Rustandi moves out of range.
Rustandi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
And Arcuri tries to counter it with a takedown but Rustandi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rustandi.
Rustandi throws a combination that misses
and Arcuri counters with a nice leg kick.
Rustandi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arcuri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arcuri ducks under a wild hook from Rustandi.
Arcuri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rustandi moves out of range of the body kick from Arcuri.
Arcuri lands a front kick.
Arcuri takes a swing at Rustandi's ribcage but misses.
Rustandi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcuri.
Rustandi is looking to counter punch.
Arcuri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rustandi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arcuri somewhat.
Dede Rustandi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rustandi misses the target.
Rustandi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arcuri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arcuri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rustandi will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri loads up on a big right hand but Rustandi slips the punch.
Arcuri throws a looping overhand right but Rustandi ducks down to avoid it.
Arcuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rustandi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcuri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Arcuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rustandi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rustandi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arcuri.
Rustandi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arcuri.
Rustandi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arcuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Rustandi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a kick to the body.
Arcuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Rustandi misses.
Arcuri misses with a takedown attempt
letting Rustandi counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rustandi finds it's way through Arcuri's defenses.
Rustandi scores with a shot to the body.
Arcuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rustandi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arcuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Arcuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arcuri moves out of range as Rustandi strikes.
Arcuri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rustandi scores with a jab to the body.
Rustandi throws a body punch but Arcuri moves out of range.
Rustandi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arcuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rustandi manages to avoid it.
Arcuri cracks the inside of Rustandi's front leg.
Arcuri misses with a body shot.
Rustandi fails to land with a series of punches.
Arcuri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rustandi's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rustandi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arcuri throws a shot to the body.
Rustandi swings for the body but Arcuri moves out of range.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rustandi throwing a counter right hand but Arcuri manages to avoid it.
Rustandi slips under a jab from Arcuri.
Arcuri avoids the body shot from Rustandi.
Rustandi feints a jab promting Arcuri to slip. Rustandi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arcuri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arcuri throws a lazy head kick
letting Rustandi counter with a right hand.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rustandi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arcuri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arcuri throws a head kick that misses
and Rustandi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rustandi lands with a nice body punch.
Rustandi misses with a two punch combination.
Rustandi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dede Rustandi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arcuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rustandi.
Arcuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arcuri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arcuri misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters with a left to the body.
Rustandi throws out a powerful jab.
Rustandi cracks Arcuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rustandi thuds his right hand into Arcuri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rustandi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arcuri can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Rustandi misses its intended target.
Rustandi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rustandi duly obliges.
Arcuri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rustandi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rustandi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Rustandi.
Rustandi avoids a kick to the body.
Arcuri scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rustandi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustandi misses with a hook to the body
and Arcuri counters with a left and a right that stings Rustandi.
Arcuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rustandi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arcuri lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Arcuri.
A good leg kick by Arcuri.
Arcuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rustandi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arcuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Rustandi.
Arcuri cracks the inside of Rustandi's front leg.
Arcuri slips a jab and a cross from Rustandi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arcuri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arcuri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rustandi to the ground. Arcuri is now in Rustandi's guard.
Arcuri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rustandi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi trying to keep a closed guard but Arcuri is proving a slippery customer.
Rustandi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rustandi tries to get out of the position.
Arcuri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arcuri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rustandi looking to control.
Rustandi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arcuri.
Rustandi keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Rustandi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arcuri on the ground.
Rustandi is looking to stand up but Arcuri isn't so interested in that idea.
Rustandi keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
Arcuri passes Rustandi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rustandi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arcuri.
Arcuri lands strikes from half guard.
Rustandi taking some punishment here, with Arcuri in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi trying to control but Arcuri postures up.
Arcuri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rustandi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arcuri prevents Rustandi from standing back up.
Rustandi is trying to maintain the position but Arcuri is very close to passing his half guard.
Arcuri working Rustandi over with strikes.
Arcuri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rustandi is rocked!
Arcuri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Rustandi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arcuri lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rustandi quite badly. Rustandi pulls Arcuri in close trying to recover. Arcuri postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rustandi on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rustandi doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barat has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Raja Barat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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189 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Barat!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barat clinches.
Barat breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Brown tenderised Barat's leg. Barat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barat clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Barat has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barat scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Barat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barat pinned against the cage. Barat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barat is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barat as he avoids it easily.
Barat gets a clinch.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Barat breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Barat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Barat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Barat is quick to defend against it.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Barat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barat wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barat but Barat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barat tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barat to the ground. Barat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Barat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barat.
Barat stuffs the takedown.
Barat throws a counter combo.
Raja Barat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barat circles away.
Barat has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Brown misses with a takedown
enabling Barat to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barat defends well and Brown ends up having to push Barat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barat just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barat sprawls and moves away.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown tightens his grip and picks Barat up, before dumping him to the ground. Barat manages to land in guard.
Barat is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Barat is working from the bottom.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barat has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown controlling the position.
Barat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barat cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes a forearm under Barat's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Barat is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Brown!
Boris Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Suker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Davor Suker!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Suker moved out of range.
Suker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Whitersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Suker is just out of range.
Suker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suker slips under a jab from O Whitersson.
Suker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Suker slips under a jab.
O Whitersson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Suker misses with a looping left.
O Whitersson throws a series of punches but Suker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot
and Suker counters with a nice body shot.
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Suker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suker catches O Whitersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that Suker ducks under and follows up with a left that Suker also avoids with ease.
O Whitersson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Suker - just one landing.
Suker misses with a few strikes there.
O Whitersson throws the left hand but Suker avoids the punch easily.
Suker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suker throws a body shot but no joy.
Suker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Whitersson counters with a left and a right that stings Suker.
Whitey O Whitersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suker digs a good hook to O Whitersson's body.
O Whitersson avoids the head kick by Suker.
O Whitersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suker counters with a three punch combo that has O Whitersson backing up. O Whitersson nods at Suker to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Whitersson circles away quickly and effectively.
Suker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Whitersson.
Despite the aggression on Suker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Suker throws a sloppy body shot
and O Whitersson counters with a two punch combo.
O Whitersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suker ducks under a wild hook from O Whitersson.
Suker fails to land with a series of punches.
O Whitersson is looking to counter punch.
Suker scoring well with a low kick there.
Suker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Whitersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Whitersson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suker takes a swing at O Whitersson's ribcage but misses.
Suker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Whitersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Whitersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Whitersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suker circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Suker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
Suker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suker misses with a double jab.
O Whitersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suker throws out the jab.
O Whitersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suker counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Whitersson's knee momentarily.
Suker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Whitersson's head backwards.
Suker connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from O Whitersson. Those never looked like landing.
O Whitersson needs to keep his hands up - Suker had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Whitersson. Suker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Whitersson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suker connects with an inside leg kick.
O Whitersson misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suker misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suker avoids the body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Whitersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Whitersson sizes up Suker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Whitersson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Whitersson there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Whitersson misses with a combination
and Suker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Whitersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Suker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suker lands a left and a right that send O Whitersson crashing to the mat, dazed. Suker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
O Whitersson is rocked!
It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
Suker feints a jab and as O Whitersson dips his head, Suker unleashes a brutal head kick that catches O Whitersson right on the jaw! Timbeeer! O Whitersson falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Suker smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Davor Suker!
Davor Suker is the new welterweight champion!
Davor Suker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by Sledgehammer. Ricki Suckerpunch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suckerpunch dodges the punch combination from Kennedy.
Bryan Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy tries to bum rush Suckerpunch with a series of wild strikes but Suckerpunch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Suckerpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Suckerpunch does no damage.
Suckerpunch tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suckerpunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suckerpunch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Suckerpunch tries to counter with a clinch but Kennedy shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Kennedy misses
and Suckerpunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suckerpunch's head.
Suckerpunch lands with a nice combination. Kennedy backs away looking to recover.
Suckerpunch avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Kennedy backs off Suckerpunch throws a huge counter combo but Kennedy manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suckerpunch misses with a body punch
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
Suckerpunch lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Suckerpunch controls the action.
Suckerpunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suckerpunch blocks an uppercut.
Suckerpunch is trying to break free.
Suckerpunch looking to stall.
Suckerpunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suckerpunch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suckerpunch stalling against the cage.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suckerpunch looking to stall.
Suckerpunch is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kennedy has denied him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Suckerpunch wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
Suckerpunch digs a right hand into Kennedy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kennedy's gas tank.
Suckerpunch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suckerpunch.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suckerpunch blocks an uppercut.
Suckerpunch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suckerpunch looking to stall.
Suckerpunch trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suckerpunch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suckerpunch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Suckerpunch counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy takes a swing at Suckerpunch's ribcage but misses.
Suckerpunch throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Kennedy backs off Suckerpunch throws a huge counter combo but Kennedy manages to avoid it all.
A shot to the body from Kennedy misses
and Suckerpunch counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Kennedy badly! Suckerpunch follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Kennedy out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Suckerpunch finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricki Suckerpunch!
After the fight, Ricki Suckerpunch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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